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Since it's been quite a while since we had a Swampers outing, let's have one! When: November 11, 2011 at 6PM Where: The Oasis on Lake Travis Why: We need a reason?? Bring your favorite vacation diving pics from 2011 to show! Message me if you have any questions!

Has anyone dived this lake? If so, please share your experience.

Let's organize another Swampers camping/diving weekend for this autumn at Lake Travis. What weekend works best for your schedule?

I am thinking of finally making the trek out to Huntsville. How is it? Is it worth a 3 hour drive?

Would anyone like to buddy-up and volunteer dive at Spring Lake on Tuesday, April 12th?

I just got my regs back from annual servicing. The tech included a paper with the servicing specs. One of the details listed is cracking pressure. What is this? What are the parameters for normal?

Does anyone kayak over to Starnes Island for a dive? My kayak has a tank well and I started to think that it might be nice to paddle over for an occasional dive. Does anyone do this?

As the title asks, how much do you expect to spend in 2011 for training, dive gear or dive-specific travel?

Hi, DIY gang! I am looking to build a small, lightweight platform of some sort onto which I will fasten my small UW camera and my dive light. I often dive with both in hand. I like to aim the beam of light and then snap the photo. Since this takes two hands, I would like to build something...

We are thinking of trying a different dive op for our annual trek to Coz. A name that came to mind is Papa Hogs. After searching their website and the web, I cannot find where the shop is located.

Is the Reef Club the same as Wyndham Cozumel Resort and Spa?

How is the shore diving at the Wyndham resort? We stayed at Hotel Cozumel last year. The shore diving from across the street was very good! How will the Wyndham compare?

I recently bought a Canon SD1100 P&S with UW housing. There are several white balance settings for various lighting compensations. (fluorescent, etc) But there is no pre-set for UW. So...my question is: Which of the Canon P&S pre-set white balance options will yield the best compensation...

Matt and the other attendees for the February FEAST have set our March FEAST to be at Scholtz's Beer Garden on March 6th at 6:30 pm. This venue is centrally located near UT so I am hoping that our turnout will be stellar.

I am looking to buy my first point and shoot underwater camera and I want to stay in the $300 budget range. What do you suggest?

Have a great day!

A few of us Swampers hit the Comal today. Peppermint Paddi, Blazerdiver, Ross B and I had some big fun in New Braunfels. The four of us hit the river around 10:30 am for a drift dive at Hinman. Ross and I saw a large crawfish who was very upset that we invaded his river. During our surface...

The poll question says it all.

I recently bought a used Scubapro BC with a combo octo/inflator. My question is related to how I should clean it. With my other BCs, I have always used a garden hose to purge and rinse the inflator hose, allowing water to fill the bladder. But with the combo octo/inflator, will I be...

It seems like I remember reading that certain air cylinders are not able to have new vis/hydro tests due to some issue with a metal alloy. If I am buying used tanks, what do I need to look for to avoid getting stuck with unusable tanks?